Which of the following correctly expresses the relative position of Mean, Median and mode?
1. Mean > Median > Mode
2. Mode > Median >Mean
3. Mean < Median< Mode
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is option 3: Only 1 and 3
The relative magnitude of the three are Mean > Median > Mode or
Mean < Median< Mode (suffixes occurring in alphabetical order).
The median is always between the arithmetic mean and the mode.